Christmas Gift - as slang, as weird word or phrasal verb

Portuguese translation: Presente Perfeito de Natal

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English term or phrase:Christmas Gift - as slang, as weird word or phrasal verb
Portuguese translation:Presente Perfeito de Natal
Entered by: airmailrpl

19:06 Jan 5, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Christmas Gift - as slang, as weird word or phrasal verb
"...talk about Present Perfect for Englands and them will think you are talking about Christmas Gift..." [interview from BBC report talking about grammar english] Please if one native would aswer, I really aprecciate. Thanks for all.
Sandra R.
"Presente Perfeito de Natal"
Explanation:
Making play on words with "Present Perfect" and "perfect present"
Christmas gift is "Presente de Natal"
thus it would be "Presente Perfeito de Natal"
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 07:24
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2"Presente Perfeito de Natal"
airmailrpl
5 +1presente de Natal
Mariana Moreira
5prenda de natal
Susy Ordaz


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
christmas gift - as slang, as weird word or phrasal verb
presente de Natal


Explanation:
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Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 11:24
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Roberto
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
christmas gift - as slang, as weird word or phrasal verb
"Presente Perfeito de Natal"


Explanation:
Making play on words with "Present Perfect" and "perfect present"
Christmas gift is "Presente de Natal"
thus it would be "Presente Perfeito de Natal"

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 07:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins
16 mins
  -> agradeço

agree  Vania Correia
44 mins
  -> agradeço
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
christmas gift - as slang, as weird word or phrasal verb
prenda de natal


Explanation:
prenda de natal

Susy Ordaz
Local time: 11:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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